Sex Education

Sex Education

Growth is a group project.

Created by Laurie Nunn

On Netflix

2019–20234 seasons32 episodes8.2 / 10

A witty, character-driven coming-of-age comedy that treats teenage sexuality and identity with candor and affection, balancing absurdist humor with genuine emotional growth.

Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Sex Education leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.

  • Is Sex Education easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.

  • Is Sex Education scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.

  • Is Sex Education violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.

  • Is Sex Education sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity40

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Sex Education, and what each one shares →

Like Sex Education

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sex Education

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sex Education, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sex Education, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sex Education, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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